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title: "Class: MerkleTree"
canonical_url: "https://nimiq.dev/web-client/reference/classes/merkletree"
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# Class: MerkleTree

[@nimiq/core](../globals) / MerkleTree

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1548

The Merkle tree is a data structure that allows for efficient verification of the membership of an element in a set.

## Methods

### [dispose]()

> **[dispose]**(): `void`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1551

#### Returns

`void`

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### free()

> **free**(): `void`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1550

#### Returns

`void`

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### computeRoot()

> `static` **computeRoot**(`values`): `Uint8Array`

Defined in: @nimiq/core/types/wasm/web.d.ts:1555

Computes the root of a Merkle tree from a list of Uint8Arrays.

#### Parameters

##### values

`Uint8Array`<`ArrayBufferLike`><span>



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#### Returns

`Uint8Array`


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